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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicHuman civilisation

Topic: human civilisation

Humans were ‘lit’ long before we thought & dark chocolate a day keeps ageing away

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Dogs built human civilisation. Calling them a menace now is betrayal

Human civilisation began with wolves by our side. Dogs were never supposed to be stray.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.